Comparative analysis of the association between 35 frailty scores and cardiovascular events, cancer, and total mortality in an elderly general population in England: An observational study.

Comparative analysis of the association between 35 frailty scores and cardiovascular events, cancer, and total mortality in an elderly general population in England: An observational study.

BACKGROUND:Frail elderly people experience elevated mortality. However, no consensus exists on the definition of frailty, and many frailty scores have been developed. The main aim of this study was to compare the association between 35 frailty scores and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD), incide...

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Main Authors: Gloria A Aguayo, Michel T Vaillant, Anne-Françoise Donneau, Anna Schritz, Saverio Stranges, Laurent Malisoux, Anna Chioti, Michèle Guillaume, Majon Muller, Daniel R Witte
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-03-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002543

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002543

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